•J3S OCEAN TO OCEAN ON HORSEBACK, 



They have expanded and have built longer street-car 

 lines in proportion. 



The old eyesore of dilapidated huts and rubbish 

 heaps along the river and lake shore was soon swept 

 away after the railroads came, and a fine park sub- 

 stituted. The undertaking was a large one, but it 

 proved to be well worth the labor and money expended 

 upon it, and is now one of the city's chief adornments 

 and one of her most delightful rendezvous. 



The stranger, as he nears the " Forest City '^ wearied 

 with his travels and sensitive to his surroundings, 

 finds nothing to meet his curious gaze but a neat shore 

 line on one side, and on the other the green slope of 

 Lakeside Park, with its grottos and fountains, and an 

 occasional suggestion of graveled walks. The top of 

 the ridge is an excellent place whereon to take a 

 morning stroll, and get a good breath of fresh air, and 

 from this eminence the lines of the five railroads which 

 centre here can be seen converging towards the Union 

 Depot, where a large portion of the coal, petroleum 

 and lumber is received that makes its way from dis- 

 tant points. 



" The Flats ^' along the lake and river fronts are 

 alive with business, and present a fascinating scene 

 from some overlooking point. There are factories, ore 

 docks and coal and lumber yards famous the country 

 over, and water craft of every kind and size. One of 

 the most important enterprises is that of the Cleveland 

 Rolling Mill Company, whose buildings occupy thirty- 

 two acres, and whose yearly pay-roll reaches more 

 than $2,000,000. On the West Side is the Cuyahoga 

 Steam Furnace Company, noted for having manu- 

 factured a patent horse-power cannon for the Govern- 



